G06F1/1647

Foldable electronic device for controlling user interface and method of operating the same

An electronic device includes a first housing including a first face, and a second face opposite the first face; a second housing including a third face, and a fourth face opposite the third face; a hinge connecting the first housing and the second house, wherein the second housing folds about the hinge to face the first housing; a flexible display extending from the first face to the third face; a sensor circuit configured to sense an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing folding at the hinge; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the sensor circuit. The processor is configured to detect a physical state of the first housing and the second housing based on the sensor circuit, and re-execute a currently executed application, when the detected physical state changes.

Methods and devices for detecting ambient light based on different states of flexible screen, and storage medium

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for detecting ambient light, an electronic device and a storage medium. The electronic device includes: a first screen, the first screen being a foldable flexible screen; multiple light sensors, orientations of light sensing surfaces of the multiple light sensors being different; and at least one processor electronically connected with the first screen and the light sensors respectively and configured to select a target light sensor from the multiple light sensors according to a present state of the first screen and obtain target detection data representing present ambient brightness according to detection data of the target light sensor.

NOTIFICATION DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINAL
20230213973 · 2023-07-06 · ·

A notification display method includes: in response to an electronic device receiving a first notification from a first application, displaying a first banner in a flat display region, where first content of the first notification is displayed in the first banner, and wherein the electronic device has a curved screen including a flat display region and a curved display region extending from a side edge of the flat display region; displaying a first symbol in the curved display region, where the first symbol is configured to receive an operation to process the first notification; and displaying a second symbol on a first icon of the first application in the flat display region.

Foldable electronic device including sliding structure and method for controlling the same

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device comprises a first housing structure; and a second housing structure hingedly connected to the first housing structure along a hinge axis, wherein a first surface of the first housing structure faces a first surface of the second housing structure in a folded configuration of the electronic device, and the first surface of the first housing structure and the first surface of the second housing structure are planar in an unfolded configuration of the electronic device; a first display disposed on the first surface of the first housing structure and the first surface of the second housing structure, and bendable about the hinge axis; and a sliding structure retractably disposed in the first housing structure, configured to protrude to the outside of the first housing structure in a direction substantially co-planar to the first surface of the first housing structure, the sliding structure comprising at least one optical input module facing a direction substantially orthogonal to the first surface.

FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE
20230213972 · 2023-07-06 · ·

A foldable display device includes a display panel in which at least a partial area includes a transparent display panel; and a floating screen connected to the display panel and reflecting an image displayed on the display panel. Therefore, a foldable display device which uses a floating screen and a display panel to display an image having more three-dimensional effect.

Information processing method and terminal device
11543935 · 2023-01-03 · ·

An information processing method includes: in cases where at least one application program icon is displayed in a first display area, and an interface of a first application program is displayed in a second display area, receiving an input by a user for an icon of a second application program among the at least one application program icon; and in response to the input, performing a target operation in the second display area based on a display feature of the first application program. The at least one application program icon includes the icon of the second application program. The target operation is associated with the second application program.

Method for controlling display and electronic device thereof

A foldable mobile terminal apparatus and control method are provided. The apparatus includes a first section, a second section coupled to the first section and movable between a folded state and an unfolded state including a plurality of partially folded states, a flexible display coupled to the first and second sections, a first sensor, and at least one processor to, while the mobile terminal apparatus is partially folded, identify one of the partially folded states of the mobile terminal apparatus, and control the display to display information corresponding to a compass direction based on magnetic related information obtained by the first sensor and according to the identified partially folded states. The electronic device can prevent distortion of the first sensor caused by the display by calibrating the geomagnetic value of the sensor based on an angle between a first surface of a first section and a third surface of the second section.

BOOK STYLE FOLDABLE TABLET WITH STAND
20220413552 · 2022-12-29 ·

In some embodiments, an electronic device includes a first portion, a second portion, a spine, and a support. The second portion is portion movably connected to the first portion by a hinge. The hinge has a hinge axis, and the spine is connected to the hinge and oriented parallel to the hinge axis. The support is connected to the spine and has a deployed position and a stowed position. The stowed position is abutting the spine and the deployed position is spaced apart from the spine to support the electronic device on a surface.

SCREENSHOT DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE
20220413787 · 2022-12-29 · ·

Embodiments of this application is applicable to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to an artificial intelligence terminal-based screenshot display method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The screenshot display method is applied to a terminal device having a foldable screen. The foldable screen includes a first display and a second display. The screenshot display method includes: obtaining a first included angle between the first display and the second display; performing a screen capturing operation on current display content of each of the first display and the second display, to obtain a first screenshot corresponding to the first display and a second screenshot corresponding to the second display; and displaying the first screenshot and the second screenshot based on the first included angle.

Electronic device comprising multiple displays and method for operating same

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a first main body including a first surface and a second surface which faces the opposite direction to the first surface; a second main body including a third surface which faces the first surface of the first main body part when being folded in a first direction, and a fourth surface which faces the second surface of the first main body part when being folded in a second direction; a rotatable connection unit which connects at least a part of one side of the first main body part and at least a part of one side of the second main body part; a first display which is exposed to the first surface of the first main body part; a second display which is exposed to the third surface of the second main body part; a processor which is electrically connected to the first display and the second display; and a memory which is electrically connected to the processor. The memory, when being executed, may store instructions for instructing the processor to display the first screen and the second screen on the first display and the second display, respectively, when an angle between the first main body and the second main body is included in a first range, and to display at least one from among the third screen and the fourth screen on at least one from among the first display and the second display when an angle between the first main body and the second main body is out of the first range and is included in a second range due to the first main body and the second main body being folded in the second direction.